The game played-out about exactly as you'd expect. Minnesota had beaten OU in a close game, and CMU was about as exact an equivalent to OU as you're gonna find (reference their performances vs. the Zips). So Minnesota beating CMU in a close game was pretty much a given. I'd like to think the Zips would have beaten Minnesota. Where CMU and OU were-what-they-were, the late-season Zips had upside. Woodson was getting better every game, as was the Zips defense.